IT Cybersecurity Assessment – Private Equity Firm

Situation

• Private equity firm had an urgent need to assess security readiness across its investment portfolio and bring portfolio companies up to an acceptable level as quickly as possible.

Approach

• Tailored our standard security assessment to a rapid assessment suitable for usage across many companies in a short timeframe.
• Utilized a graphical framework and grading based on exposure and preparedness for each company to facilitate relative readiness comparisons and understanding of technical content by nontechnical audiences.

Outcomes

• Completed all portfolio company assessments in less than two weeks.
• Followed up with high-priority portfolio companies to create specific recommendations to improve preparedness.
• Assisted with execution on those recommendations, as needed.